Killing Orochimaru!

Kill Orochimaru!

Countless flying swords appeared as if on cue, unleashing a carpet bombardment upon the shadows!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!" Hashirama attempted to defend against the rapidly growing vines, using an equal numerical advantage.

Indeed, trees with vigorous vitality can withstand most ordinary flying swords, but this is only true for ordinary ones.

"Whoosh~" A sword with a white blade and a blue heart flew in with a certain spin -- this sword is called the Excalibur Galatine (), from Gawain of the Knights of the Round Table in the Fate series!

With his keen senses, Tobirama immediately detected the extremely dangerous aura emanating Tobirama the Excalibur Galatine and shouted, "Big brother! Watch out for that sword at your two o'clock position; it's radiating an astonishing amount of Chakra!"

Hashirama immediately received control over more vines that reached towards the Excalibur Galatine.

As expected, the Excalibur Galatine unleashed a blazing sun-like light, instantly burning the vines to ashes wherever it went. Sensing something amiss, the shadows scattered and retreated.

"Boom!"

The forest defense system that Hashirama- handedly built was instantly reduced to ashes by this sword strike!

However, before the crowd could even marvel at the power of the Excalibur Galatine, they were met with a barrage of more swords flying towards them!

"Damn it! Where did he get so many powerful ninja tools?" Orochimaru used his agile movements, enhanced by his Soft Body Modification, to dodge a large number of sword attacks, but it was impossible to completely avoid those weapons with explosive power.

"Boom!" Orochimaru had one arm blown off by the Exploding Blade: Shibuki, but he quickly summoned a white snake to replace the severed arm.

"Clang~" Kusanagi Sword Orochimaru, and then his pupils shrank.

With a flash of lightning, Shunren's figure appeared ghost-like behind Orochimaru, slashing horizontally at the back of Orochimaru's neck.

However, Orochimaru's reaction to turn around was too late, but the white snake swiftly turned its head and bit Shunren's sword.

"Sizzle~" The hilt of the Thunder God Sword is sealed with powerful Lightning Release energy. As long as the wielder injects Chakra, he can unleash a lightning blade that can truly cut through iron like mud.

However, the white snake summoned by Orochimaru was no ordinary summoning beast. After its head bit the Thunder God Sword, it held on for a full 1.5 seconds before being slashed away.

It was in that brief moment that Orochimaru was able to turn around and launch a counterattack.

"Crack!!" Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword clashed head-on with Shunren's Thunder God Sword!

In terms of sharpness, both are among the best swords in the Shinobi World, so it is impossible to determine which is better in a short time.

However, neither Shunren nor Orochimaru had any intention of engaging in close combat at this moment.

Both sides tacitly withdrew immediately after the initial contact.

Shunren immediately maneuvered his flying sword and launched it forward, while Orochimaru swiftly Hand Seals, unleashing the "Summoning Technique: Triple Rashomon!"

"Clang clang clang clang clang~" Three incomparably sturdy steel gates blocked most of the flying swords.

It's impossible for Shunren to casually make all his flying swords top-tier swords. Just like the cost of power, the greater the power, the more one's own body is consumed. Shunren adopted a strategy of using a large number of medium and low-grade weapons for suppressive fire, and then, when he found an opening, he would use a superior weapon to deliver a fatal blow!

"Whoosh~"

From the clouds flew a short, seemingly ordinary dagger with an S-shaped tsuba (handguard) that landed in Shunren's hand. This was Shinshin Ichimaru Gin's Zanpakuto, Shinso, the fastest Zanpakuto in Soul Society. After its release, it could freely extend and retract the blade's length instantly, piercing through everything like a spear!

Shunren, wielding his divine Shinso, used his senses to pinpoint Orochimaru's location.

Bankai, Shinso Kill!

"Chirp~"

The extension and retraction were so rapid that even the blade was not visible. After a flash of white light, the Zanpakuto had returned to its normal length.

But then, the Triple Rashomon pierced through the middle, and Orochimaru pressing his hand against the blood-stained chest behind it—everything ended in that instant!

"Cough cough~" Orochimaru's eyes widened. He was still shaken by the blade that pierced through him before he could even react. Fortunately, he was one of those strange ninjas who could survive a piercing wound to the chest without suffering a fatal injury.

"Heh heh~ Shunren, do you think this level of attack can kill me?"

"I put it in." Shunren flicked the missing piece of the divine Shinso in his hand.

"What...?!" Orochimaru's expression suddenly changed as soon as he finished speaking. Without saying a word, he grabbed his chest and tried to dig something out of the wound.

"It's too late," Shunren said coldly. "At the moment the blade extends and retracts, a portion of it will turn into dust and remain in your body, containing a deadly toxin capable of dissolving cells."

"You..." Orochimaru's eyes widened in disbelief. He never imagined that he, who spent his days playing with poison, would stumble in this area. This was an utter disgrace to him!

"Uchiha Shunren..." Orochimaru's mouth gaped open as if he wanted to say something, but suddenly, the flesh and blood of his entire chest, centered on the wound, turned into nothingness. The swift and deadly nature of the poison left him no time to even use a high-level substitution technique.

Even the most resilient body is Rotation if its major internal organs are dissolved in an instant.

"Hiss~" Orochimaru's body dissolved rapidly from the inside out, eventually turning into nothingness. He didn't even leave behind a single word. All that could be seen was the immense resentment and ferocity frozen on his face before his head completely disappeared!

Shunren originally had no interest in Orochimaru, but the former was very interested in him and repeatedly came to cause him trouble. As for such a crazy ninja who coveted his body, it would have been better to just let him go. But since he had taken the initiative to come to his door, it was necessary to completely eliminate him.

Before him, the body that had been completely reduced to ashes was indeed Orochimaru's true form. With the dual verification of Shunren's Sharingan and his senses, any small movement could only be exposed.

Orochimaru is dead!

The caster of the Impure World Reincarnation was killed, and the Kage, who had signed the Pure Land Summoning Contract, were also completely freed.

However, this does not mean the spell is lifted; on the contrary, once the caster dies, the Impure World Reincarnation can never be undone...